I’ve been adjusting and tweaking my weekly cleaning routine ever since Christian was born. My original routine, which I had for months, was laundry on Monday, shopping on Tuesday, bathrooms on Thursday, floors on Friday, plus vacuuming and dusting twice a week.
I recently started doing a load of laundry almost every weekday, and I’ve really enjoyed that because 1) I’m not doing laundry all day long, so it’s less overwhelming, and 2) I have space to hang up one load, so I save money by not using the dryer.
A month or so ago, I tried making Monday my cleaning day and getting most everything done then, but it was too overwhelming and high-pressure with a baby in the house. I would like to have the whole house clean at once, but for now it’s working better to divide the chores among the days.
Another challenge I have is making sure my routine covers everything I need to do. I have some major organizing projects to finish and it’s hard finding time for those, as well as making sure I get in random deep cleaning like the oven, baseboards, etc. Here is my current routine that I’m working with:
Daily: One load of laundry, sweep floor as needed, keep things picked up.
Monday: Menu plan and shopping list (if it’s not done on the weekend). Clean out fridge. Clean Christian’s toys. Vacuum. Sweep and mop floors.
Tuesday: Dust and polish. Do grocery shopping.
Wednesday: Clean bathrooms. Empty trash.
Thursday: Deep cleaning and organizing projects.
Friday: Fun day – shopping, decorating, and/or relaxing. 
I would love to hear what kind of routine you have for cleaning!
Hi Anna!
I just checked out this new venture of yours, and I know exactly how you feel – I’ve been “tweaking” my cleaning routines as well, trying to find my groove. I’m sure it takes years of practice to really get things the way we want them, but I think there’s some fun to be had in the process of perfecting.
One of my favorite parts of my routine is the alliteration…I use the days of the week to decide what to do that day: “Menu and Missive Monday” means I write out the week’s menus and grocery lists, answer letters, pay bills, etc, “Fabulous Fun and Floors Friday” means detailed sweeping and mopping, putting toys in the washer or a bleach-filled sink, etc…I have a name for each day so I know what I’m doing, and it makes it a little more fun.
It’s cheesy, but it seems to work!
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